/tags/creativity creativity en-US WLRN Sat, 11 Jan 2020 12:00:41 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2020-01-11/feeling-artsy-heres-how-making-art-helps-your-brain Making art is fun. But there's a lot more to it. It might serve an evolutionary purpose — and emerging research shows that it can help us process difficult emotions and tap into joy. Sat, 11 Jan 2020 12:00:41 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2020-01-11/feeling-artsy-heres-how-making-art-helps-your-brain Malaka Gharib /culture/2015-11-19/poet-richard-blanco-talks-about-getting-creative Richard Blanco's poem for President Obama's second inauguration, "One Today," just came out as a children's book, with illustrations by Captain Underpants… Thu, 19 Nov 2015 23:29:53 GMT /culture/2015-11-19/poet-richard-blanco-talks-about-getting-creative Alicia Zuckerman /show/topical-currents/2014-05-01/why-we-make-things-and-why-it-matters 05/01/14 - Thursday's Topical Currents begins with a look at creativity through hands-on work. We’ll visit with woodworker Peter Korn, author of Why We… Thu, 01 May 2014 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2014-05-01/why-we-make-things-and-why-it-matters Joseph Cooper /show/topical-currents/2014-01-14/unexpected-benefits-of-lifes-difficulties 01/14/14 - Tuesday's Topical Currents looks at the benefits of . . . adversity. It can make us better, stronger and more resilient. Adversity is a boon to… Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2014-01-14/unexpected-benefits-of-lifes-difficulties Joseph Cooper